Archive for November, 2007

To Live and Die in West Texas

Monday, November 19th, 2007

FILM REVIEW: ‘NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN’ Written by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Based in the Novel by Cormac McCarthy Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Rated R 122 mins. When the Coen brothers direct a movie based on a novel by Cormac McCarthy, you really have no idea what to expect. This […]

The Devil You Know is Better…

Monday, November 19th, 2007

FILM REVIEW: ‘BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD Written by Kelly Masterson Directed by Sydney Lumet Rated R 119 mins. The title of Sydney Lumet’s latest film come from an old Irish blessing: “May you be in heaven for 30 seconds before the Devil knows you’re dead.” It’s this theme of who knows what that […]

It Takes A Village…

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

FILM REVIEW: ‘LARS AND THE REAL GIRL’ Written by Nancy Oliver Directed by Craig Gillespie Rated PG-13 106 mins. If a man wants to be alone so he can fantasize about being in love, can we call that man a hermit? Lars is the quintessential loner (one suspects Asperger’s, but that would be too easy). […]

The Lady is a Spy

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

FILM REVIEW: ‘LUST CAUTION’ Written by James Schamus, based on the short story by Eileen Chang Directed by Ang Lee Rated NC-17 157 mins. Spy films have become so ubiquitous these days, they’ll soon have their own section in the movie store. And when they do, we’ll have to identify sub-genres: whether it’s the action-adventure […]

This is Why Real Surfers Get Stoned

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

FILM REVIEW: ‘FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER’ Written by Don Payne and Mark Frost Directed by Tim Story Rated PG 92 mins. You wanna like Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, because it’s based on a comic book, and it cost 130 million to make, and it has Jessica Alba in it. […]